Near Gilliam in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Justice Chapel Baptist Church

Historic Site

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 13, 2021

1. Justice Chapel Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. The Justice Chapel Baptist Church was organized in 1894 under the leadership of Rev. C.J. Justice and Brother Willie Davenport and his wife. Other leaders in this early church were Rev. Eddie Moore, Brother Eddy Green, Brother Frank Cook, Mathis Shead and his wife, Brother Joe Profet, and Brother Joe Hardy Green. The members built a brush harbor for their worship services. In 1897 Rev. John Landers was called as their pastor. Their first church was built on this present site in 1913. After a storm destroyed that building in 1935, the dedicated members built the church presently in use by the congregation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 32° 48.115′ N, 93° 50.527′ W. Marker is near Gilliam, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is on Louisiana Route 3049 half a mile south of Sherman Drive, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gilliam LA 71029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lynn Plantation (approx. 0.7 miles away); J.W. Lynn Plantation Commissary (approx. 0.7 miles away); Linda Lay Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); TS&N/T&P Railroad

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); Town of Gilliam (approx. 1.8 miles away); Caddo Prairie Crossroads (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gilliam Louisiana (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gilliam United Methodist Church (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gilliam.

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Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 13, 2021

2. Justice Chapel Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 4, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.